U. S. TO DEFINE
POSITION TAKEN
ON SUBMARINES
"Will Issue Statement for
Domestic and Foreign
Consumption Soon
ANSWER TO BERLIN NOTE
Germany's Explanation Was
Virtually an Appeal to the
American People
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 9. Senator
McCumbcr brought his resolution
warning Americans off nrmrd ships be
fore the Senate today and then with
drew it because, he said, there were
strong ind'entions of a settlement of
the U-boat controversy without Con
gressional action.
Senator McCumbcr read a brief
statement saying that in view of what
purported to be an authorized state
ment from Secretary of State Lansing
thnt Americans were to be ind'rcctly
but effectively warned off tinned ships,
lie considered the purpose of his and
the Gore resolution accomplished.
WASHtVOTOV Mnrch 0
A statement making clear this Ooiern
rncnt's position In tho new International
submarine Issues now ho tnnglcd thnt tho
average cltl7en ban lost the thread Is to
bo Riven tho world
It was learned today that the Admin
istration Is preparing a formal pronounce- ,
ment, to be Issued soon, nnd designed for '
consumption abroad ns welt ns at home
Coming either from tho State Depart
ment or the White House It Is Intended
the statement shill nnsner, In a u.iy, al
leged propaganda from olllclal German
sources
BEItNSTOItrF CIAVH OITT NHWS
A fnctoi In tho decision to Issuo the
statement w.in the nctlon of Gorman Am
bassador Bernstorff )esterelay In giving
to tho press tho complete copies of tho
Gorman memorandum on the U-boat cam
paign Following tho recently strained pergonal
relations between Secretary Lansing nnd
Bernstorff, tho envoys act occasioned un
disguised surprise Officials declared this
memorandum wns tho written nnd oiricl.nl
documcntnrj culmination of past confi
dential negotiations between Lansing and
Bernstorff Somo ofllclils Indlcited Bern
Btorft's action might bo considered a
breach of diplomatic etiquette Deter
mination of Administration ntllclnls to Is
suo tho statement followed publication of
tho Teutonic memorandum
Another fact Influencing the decision to
Issue the statement vvns the wording of
tho German memorandum, which, It was
said, could be construed an a direct ap
peal to American popular opinion, ad
dressed. In fact, to the American people
Tho last paragraph of the memorandum
read
"The Imperial Government feels confi
dent that the people of the United Stntes,
In aplto of dlfilcultles put In the way by
our enemies nppreciato tho German view
point as laid down above"
AH past German notes, In accordance
With dlnlomatlo etiquette, have made no
reference to "the American people " but,
as prescribed b the code, referred merely
to "the Gov eminent of mo United States"
Never officials declared has any diplo
matic note made such a direct and uncon
cealed appeal to popular sentiment
The forthcoming Administration state
ment It was learned toda). will answer
this appeal combat the pro Gcrmnn pub
licity propaganda and declare why the Ad
ministration believes the least concession
toward breaking down established Inter
national Inw would be the wedgo for fur
ther breaches In tho world code.
WILL NOT WAUV CITIZnXS
Secretnry Lansing today reiterated em
phatically that "nn warning will bo Is
sued" to keep Americans off merchant
men In a discussion of the difference be
tween merchantmen that nre armed for
defense and thoso offensively armed how
ever, It was admitted that should the
armament on a commerce ship which
enters an American port be obviously for
offensive use such n ship will bo classed
by the department as nn auxiliary cruiser
and be ordered to leave within 24 hours or
Intern This In effect, would constitute
the only wnrnlng thnt will ever be Issued
It was explained nt the State Depart
ment that every ship carrying guns into
an American port will be examined by
port officials not onl to determine this
question of offensive and defensive arma
ment but also for any Admiralty "In
structions" under which the ship com
mander Is acting
Meanwhile the note explaining that nn
British vessels In the Atlantic trade, ex
cepting those plying to and from Mediter
ranean ports, will be armed is expected
shortly to be handed to Secretary Lins
lnr by tho British Ambassador Officials
hope that It will be so framed that It
can be used us an entering wedge fur tho
renewal of the American attempt to ar
range a modus vlvemli on the entire sub
marine question
Incidentally officials pointed out today
that the matters In dispute with Great
Britain were fully as serious, In so far as
the charge of ruthless violation of Inter
national law was concerned, as are those
with Oermany Tho Anglo-French answer
to the American malls protest Ih on Its
Way to Washington It specifically re
fuses to accept the American view that
The Hague convention permitted all mail
belligerent as well as neutral the right
of passage to Its destination unmolested
GOVERNOR CURTIN'S DAUGHTER
WINS DIVORCE FROM IIUR.NET
Interlocutory Decree Granted in Her
Suit on Nonsupport Charge
SYnACUSE. N Y. March 9 Justice
William S. Andrews has granted an Inter
locutory separation decree to Mrs Kathe
rlne Curtln Burnet from Moses Dewltt
Burnet. Final judgment will not be en
tern) for several months. It Is under
Stood the decree was granted on the
technical complaint that Burnet failed to
provide for wife and children for several
years.
Mrs Burnet was Miss Katherlne Wilson
Curtln. daughter of former Governor Cur
tln of Pennsylvania. She was married
at the Curtln mansion at Bellefonte May
2, 1818 They came to Syracuse to live,
and occupied a handsome home on James
street The took a prominent place in
Syraouse social affairs.
Mrs. Burnet gave Burnet Park to
Syracuse
Miss Cassard'a Condition Improves
Th condition of Miss Catherine C.
Casaard daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Cassard, of J38 Pelham road, German
town, who was seriously burned on the
shoulders, head and face last Tuesday
When htr gown became Ignited from a
lighted match, was. reported to be good
today at the I'nlverslty Hospital Sev
eral friends, of Miss Cassard who is
prominent in. the younger set. visited her
today at the hospital She U conscious
nod was able to converse with thtm. Miss
tbejp. Ml
ftfaiiar
l iiird is a Wetor of Edward JfJfaasard
v. wwly known teams ptuyer
NIXON REPLIES TO SUIT
Equity Proceedings In Theatre Part
ner's Case Before Court
Tlio old-time disagreement between
Snmuel V Nixon and J Pred Zlmmermnn,
who separated In 1911 after a 25rnr as
sociation In the thentrlenl business, In
ngnln brought before the nubile b) equltj
proceeding brought b .Air Zimmerman to
force nn accounting b) tr Nixon of the
various projects the) were both Interested
In
Mr Nixon In his reply prn)lng for a
dismissal of the mini Inlnt In fominoii
Pleas Court No I admits thnt ho owes
Mr Zimmerman t2 IfiSi.G nnd snvs ho It
willing to pnv thW sum Tin proceedings
were bcKUU b Ml .linmerinnn on Janu
ary .) nnd )esterdi) lr Nixon filed his
answer
NORTHWEST CORNER
OF STATE WELCOMES
BUSINESS BOOMERS
Philadelphia Tourists Reach
Erie After Cordial Greet
ings En Route tit Frank
lin, Oil City and Corry
FRIENDSHIP AND TRADE
Hit ei Rtaff Cnrmptvulrnt
13IUI3 Pa March 'i This city In the
extreme northwestern corner of tho State,
mldwnj between Murrain. N Y. and
Cleveland Ohio, nn ninjestle I. lite 13rl
nnd priding Itself on possessing In Iter lini -bar
facilities than either of Its largo
neighbors gave a hospitable greeting to
tho Philadelphia tiud expansion party
when the train de luxe rolled Into the I all
road station nt 1 10 o'clock this afternoon
A large delegation of the Ilrlo tin ml of
Commerce was on hand with automobiles
to tnko the pail) on n 10 minute tour of
tho lako clt)
The tourists cniiio here from Com the
i second largest oltv In t'tln ('niit nnd
less than nn hour's ride distant from tho
I latter pi ice Aiming the Inure delegation
of prominent citizens of Com who met
them latei were Mnvnr John 11 fitter
son, ilcrrj Kinetic) t'ltv "solicitor nnd
J W dough president of the Porr
Ch imlier of Commerce The visitors were
escorted to the hnndsome and ppiclous
clubhouse of the Plks -vhere nn liiformnl
reception was held u address of wel
come wns made hv Mt Clnugh followed
b Mr Kincild who deooi Ibed Philadel
phia as the future woikshop of tin
twentieth centurv lUspnnsoH weie nude
on behalf of Philadelphia h) Chniles V.
Tryon and 13 J Cnttell
The reception In Corry was most in
thuslastlc over) manufacturing pi int nnd
mercantllo concern In Corn Is unusually
prosperous Hero thuv manufacture brass
beds furniture-, gas inglnes, locomotives
for logging purposes nnd this Is the home
of tho llrst loeoniotlvo ever shipped to
Alaska
At Prnnklln Ven mgo County, where a
stop was made last evening on loiite for
Oil Clt), where tho pirt icsted for the
night prep iratorv to todaj's t mipalgn
among those who met the special train
with automobiles were the Mavor I'red
W Brown, Chess Iimberton picsldent of
the Franklin Board of Trado nnd cashier
of the I.amberton National Hank and
Charles H Hutchinson, secretnr) of the
Franklin Board of Trade The superb
illumination of the streets with cluster
lights and the tisteful dlspl.i) of goodH
In the store windows was a surprise to
tho retail business men In tho party who
had never been In Franklin before
At 8 30 this morning .1 special commit
tee, composed of William Agnew Mayor of
Oil City; W S Paca acting president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and several
prominent business men nnd directors of
the Chamber of Commerce visited tho
special train and extended a heart) greet
ing to the visitors regretting thnt their
departure was so earl) In the morning
At 9 30 o clock the special train left Oil
City for Corn fa
"PATRIOTISM DAY"
PROJECT APPLAUDED
Continued from I'nKi- One
tho following telegram to the Kvusixa
LKDOEn-
Have no knowledge, of tho plan,
but It sems to me eminently wise to
do so
M I' Linn president of tho Advertis
ing Club of ht Louis, wired tho P.vunino
LFnonit ns folows
"Heartll) Indorse sentiment, but be
lieve this feature ran be made ns forceful
by devoting an ovenlng tiv tho proposed
demonstration Instead of depriving tho
convention of tho value of a full da)'s
prearranged business If sufllclent time
now planned for entertainment can bo
allotted foi purpose suggested It meets
my unqualified favor as pertinent and
opportune "
More than 10 000 advertising men. mer
chants, manufacturers and banters from
all sections of the United Stntos will at
tend the contention and olllcl lis of the
Poor Richard Club are of tho opinion that
there could bo no better occasion for the
disbemlnatlon of patriotism of the true
blue" brand
The delegates to the convention will In
clude the very erenm of tho publicity ex
perts of tho country, nnd It Is believed
thnt It will be good for the United States
at this tr)lng timo In the nation's affairs
If thoy become vigorous boosters of pa
triotism as well as boosters of advertising
NAVAL AND MILITARY DISPLAY
On Tuesday of tho convention week
tho day will be devoted to a great naval
display at League Island and a military
display at Franklin Field Officers of tho
Poor Richard Club agreed it would bo
most fitting to set aside this day as
"Patriotism Day "
"It Is a splendid suggestion " said Mr
Durbln, president of tho Poor Richard
Club, "and I will take It up at the next
meeting of our Convention Committee It
might bo arranged to hold 'Patriotism
Day' on Tuesday of convention week, when
we will hnve a naval display at Loaguo
Island and a military exhibition at Frank
lin Field"
Thomas Martlndale, one of tho direc
tors of the Poor Richard Club, said "It
would be fine to have a 'Patriotism Day'
Philadelphia is the birthplace of American
llberTy, and there could be no more fitting
place for the celebration of such a day
We have here Independence Hall, Amer
ica's great shrine of patriotism, and the
many visitors to the convention might well
celebrate 'Patriotism Day" by visiting tho
hall and gazing upon the old bell "
E. J Berlet. another director of the
club, said 'The effect of celebrating
'Patriotism Day' would be very desirable
It could not but help to cultivate a
greater love for country I am In favor
of having the day observed on Tuesday
of convention week, when there will take
place one of the most Impressive naval
and military displays ever witnessed In
this country This display will surely
arouse the germs of patriotism In the
breasts of the visitors'"
Theodore E. Ash secretary of the Poor
Richard Club, said
'The day when we have the great naval
and military display would be most fit
ting for a 'Patriotism Day' In fact we
arranged for these displays to stimulate
patriothim, and to create Interest In pre
paredness. "The Secretary of the Navy and other
officials at Washington promised to co
operate with us In putting on one of the
most spectacular military and naval ex
hibitions ever held la this country A
fleet of battleships and cruisers will
maneuver off League Island and there
will be an exhibition of mine laying.
EVENING LEDGEE-PHITiADELPHIA, THTJBSPAY, HAH OH
$30,000 SENT TO UNCLE SAM
iBY GUILTY CONSCIENCE HERE
Modern Zacchaeus Re
turns Large Sum,
Making Total of $80,
000, to Treasury
Four fold return ns ordered III the lllble,
prompted n self st) led Znechncus of UiIh
tit) to send $10 000 In currency tod ly to
the I'nlUd Stntes Treason's "const lenro
fund ' It Is the largest contribution of Its
t kind over received
I The sender of the inonev said this sum
'made n total of s.Onoo which ho hid
i returned to the United Stntes rinvrrnimnt
or four times the amount which he stole
vears ago Like the publican Zacelineus
told of In St Luke, lie realizes the "nw ful
ness of the sin of stealing ' he said
Although the letter which accompanied
the money was dated Philadelphia both
the letter nnd tho pickage were post
mm kid New York In the package were
II $moo notes 21 $nno m,tcs nnd 35 J100
notes mostlv gold certlfle ites How the
innnev wns stolen was not disclosed The
letter which the conscience-stricken senil
' ot wroto roads In part ns follows
' I have hesltnted nbout sending all this
money because 1 think It does not lenlly
belong to the Government but conscience
hns glwn inn no rest until I have con
summated the fntiifnld return like Znc
clmeus the publlran of old Slav everv
thler undc ist mil th nu fulness of the sin
of stealing Is the slnceiu wish of n penl
tt tit
Who Is th
lepenlnnt thief? was Ibe'liee mm mured nt lesus becoming the
question on everv tongue tmlnv nftir the
newH wns lereived from Washington The
nnvelti "f pirhnps timonsi-lousl) know-
log the mithot of the note nppeileil to
KENDRICK WILL GIVES
$5000TOBRYNMAWR
Bequest a Foundation for Me
morial Scholarship Estate
Valued at $125,000
An (stile valued at SUB 000 Is dis
posed bv tho will of Ceoige W Kendtlek,
Jr. foi nn r vleo president of the Thlnl
National l!inl who died Prbruniv i!l at
.TiO" Raring stieet Heorge W Kendilok.
3d, nnd Murdoch ICitidilek, muis of tin
testator .no named ns executors of tho
Instrument which wns admlted to pro
bate today
The foinier b inker left annuities of
jr.OO to I'nnnlo M Slivan, a hKtcr and
$300 to the widow or Charles II ICeuelilek,
a brother To Drvii Mnvvi College is de
vised $1000 as n found it Ion of the Min
nie Muidock Kendrlck scholarship, pio
vlded the college- .agrees that the exeeu
tors and upon their death tho Ho ird of
Kducatlon shall be allowed to cUslgnnto
tho Individuals to benefit
The sum of $1000 is bequeathed to the
Masonic Home of Pennsvli.ini i pioiided
that at the time of the test itor's death
tho home Is conducting tho Homo for
Aged Masons, on Noith Broad Htreet.
and tho William L 131klns Orphanage for
Girls at Hro id and CiijUga btreets Tho
bequest Is made as an expression of tho
testator's active Intercut In the homes
with the conduct of which he w.ih long
associated The reslduo of tho estate Is
left to the two hons of the testator
The $2200 cstato of S.u.ah N Grime,
4055 Worth btreet Fr.mkfurd Is left In
trust for tho benefit ot .i hi other slstci
and sister-ln-lnw of tho tebt.itiix Upon
their death $500 Is to be paid to the
Frankford Hospital and the itmnlmler
of the cstato to the Baptist Orphanage,
Angora, Pa
STRAIGHT 5-CENT FARE
URGED AT HEARING
Councils' Committee Listens to
Pleas for Free and Univer
sal Transfers
A subcommittee of Councils' Street
Itallwa) Committee met In Room 196
City Hall, tod i) to grant a public hearing
on the ordlnnnco now before Councils
calling for a conference between Mn)nr
.Smith, Director Twining Councils Fi
nance Commltee und olllclals of the
Philadelphia Itnpld Transit Compan) for
tho purpose of flaming an agreement be
tween thu stieet i.illwnv compan) and
tho elt) regaidlng the- establishment of
fro trausfeiH and a straight ft cent fare
throughout the clt) No nttcinJon was
paid to the relative merits of tho Tajlor
and Twining transit plans, t,ior was the
proposed operating agreement between tho
city and the P It T considered
lMwnrd R Martin chairman of the
Transportation Committee of the L'nlted
lluslncbs Men's Association, which le
eiuested tho hearing and which prepared
the ordinance' now befnie Councils opined
the discussion He said the question of
nbolltlon of exchange tickets has been ells
ciihsed for two )cars nnd thought it was
nbout time somo action bu tiiken
Other members of tho L'nlted Business
Men's Association Transportation Commit
tee present were Charles L Pluck.
Northwest Iluslnes3 Men's Association;
Hdwarel IJ Zleglei North Philadelphia
lluslness .Men's Association, William II
Ilnppoid Central Oermantown Avenuo
lluslness Mens Association, Aich K
Shock, Chestnut Hill JIusIiicsh Men's As
soclntion, William A Dunlap, Falrmnunt
Uualuess Men s Association; Oeorgo C
I'lrlch, Select Cuncllman, from tho 4.'d
Ward, representing the Logan Improve
ment League, J Ross Jlurhouse 60th nnd
Maiket Streets lluslness Men's Associa
tion Dr I N (Irlbcom Camden Board of
Trnde, John II Marl.ham Whitehall Im
provement League bldney M Karle, Hast
Gc-iinantown Improvement League John
T htuhltrauger Southwest Improvement
Association, Thomas H McCaffie), He I
mont Improvement Association John H
Mulhnlland. Tern Rock-llranchtown Im
proveinent League, and John J Orr, South
Philadelphia Business Men's Association
"CULLUD GEMMEN" ARRESTED
AS WALKING JUNK SHOP
Negro, With Great Variety of Articles on His Person,
Gives Police Hard Task of Taking Inventory
of Department Store
Everything from antiseptic salve to a
whittle was found in the 31 pockets of
William Whittle, sah, a "cullud gem men"
font Macon, Cla . toda), vvhn he was
saarchnid at the ISth street and Sn)der
avenue station after he had been arrested
by Policeman Young at 17th and Reed
streets because he looked suspiciously
bulky
And he had cause to be bulky, for
he wore the following Four pairs of
pants, four shirts, three vests, a coat and
a sou'wester coat, In addition to having
another pair of trousers neatly folded
Inside his third shirt Jt required 32 tnln
utea for Sergeant Reed and Policeman '
Simonii to disgorge the "cluoder' from I
the visitors p-.ckets Whittle weigh! He will explain why he dreesed In suoh
much less after toes had been relieved of i an unconventional manner before Mairia
ats load. trato Baker tomorrow '
Fourfold Restitution
as Told in the Bible
And Zncchnrus stood, nnd "mid
unto the Lord! Heboid, Lord, the
half of my Roods I Rlvc to the poor;
nnd if I hnve taken anything from
nny mnn by fnlsr ncrusntion, I re
store him fourfold. St. Luke, 10:8.
And he shall restore the lamb
fourfold, bicnuso be did this thins,
nnd because he bad no pity. if
Sam., 1C:0.
If a mnn shall tcnl nn o, or n
sheep, and kill it, or sell it; ho shall
restore live oxen for an ox, nnd
four sheep for a sheep. Exodus,
'J3:l,
more than one Phil idelpblnn nnd ruiloui , Jt.n,n(r nn.l firing their rllles nnd rcvolv
Klnnces were cast nt moro than one man r," ,,, ,i, i K
who was known to possess wealth Thai
the modem ZnrohnellH Is a wealthy man
perhnps some financier of note, was the
nlmoHt Instant conjecture of the average
citizen! for ns olio man put It, "not even
body can spare $10 000 or $80 000, oven
to easo his conscience "
Tho slot) also cnused a geuernl turn
ing of thu leiVcs of tho Hlble and ninny
rveti unaccustomed to scanning the pages
of the Hook of Hooks saw that Zacchaeus
was the small-statured publican if
lerlc ho who elliubed a "s)cnmoro tree'
to si i Jesus enter And vvlmi the popu-
guist of the sinful publican Zacchaeus
piomlsul fourfold restoration to any man
fimii whom he had taken an) tiling In
I raise ntiiisitlon
SPURNED BY HIS WIFE,
PTfniinPTTD fPAIPO DAIC?rVM
rlUlllJuil 1AIlliO I UlOlll
.Joseph Haley Attempts Suicide
as Amateur Actors' Club
Looks On
Members of the Anderson Dramatic
Club follow lug n reheiiisil In the homo
of Chat los Loud Til North Old street
witnessed a tragedy of evci)day llfo
when .loreph It.ilc), u voting lightweight
pugilist attempted suicide after his wife
hid lefusod to consider a reconciliation
nnd to drop dlvmco pioccedlngs agulnst
him
The- club memners weie rehearsing n
pla) Inst night when Haley called nt the
Loud home and demanded to see his wllo
When .Mrs Ilnle) came downstairs Hale)
pie uled with her to forget all differences
and re tin n to him ThlH she refused to
do and cut short the Interview bv going
to hir loom Ilnle) was standing dls
eonsol ite 111 the pirlor when the rehenihal
ended nnd the- amateur pla)c-rs trooped
Intr the loom for their wraps
"Mi Loud wis stirred with plt at
Havls dejected condition nnd he said to
tho )oung man "The onl) thing for )ou
to do, Halo), Is to do the right thing and
trv to win baek our wife's uffectlons "
Tho amateur plavers looked curiously
at tho )oung husband, nnd they were
startled when Ilnle) quickly placed a vial
of catholic acid to Ills lips and drank the
contents He staggered and groaned with
agon) ns he wns assisted to a ehalr His
lips and mouth wore fearfully burned
Loud mixed some eggs nnd milk nnd
forced tho concoction down Hnle)'s throat
This seemed to relieve tho pugilist, who
thrust a piece of paper Into tho hands of
Loud gasping out the words "If I should
die give hei this" On the paper waB
written "I nm sorr) to have to do this
but I cannot live without )ou Kisses
for )ouiself and the bab) liood-b) "
Tho police were notified, nnd Hale)
was taken to the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital, whero a stomach
pump was used witli such excellent le
hults that Hale-) was able to leave tho
institution within nn hour
Halev lives at 110 North Ruby street
Aceoidlng to tho police, bis wife left blm
a week ago and Instituted divorce pro
ceedings The pair wero man led about
two )cars ago nnd have a 10-month-old
bab) gill
M'ADOO FOR $255,000
ALIEN STATION HERE
Plans for $50,000 Inspection
House Unwise, Says Secre
tary of the Treasury
An Inspection liouso at the Pbllidelphla
Immigration Station to cost $.'55 000 has
hi en lecommended b) heeretar) of the
Treasur) McAdoo Woid was received
from Washington tills afternoon that tho
beiretary had urged Mich a Mructure in
a letter to Congress and advocated tho
erection of a building which would be
nhieast of tho times
Mr Me-Adoo pointed out thnt nlthoiigh
plans had been made for the erection of a
building to cost $50 000, In ncordanco
with a recommendation of the Kecretaiy
of Labor, It would bo unwise to limit tho
cost to this sum because It would compel
tho erection of a building of Inadequate
size and of cheap mateilalb
He said that after a careful roviow o'
tho situation had been made. It was estl
mated that In view of the Increased price
of equipment It would require $.!5 000 for
furnishings alone In conclusion, ho said
'The department Is reluctant to pro
ceed unelei the present authorizations and
is of the opinion that it is Inadvisable
to expend funds In the construction of a
building, which on account of its Inade
quate hlzo and the cheap materials which
it would be necessar) to use, could be
considered only of a temporary character
It is recommended therefore, that tho
limit of cost be increased by tho sum of
$205 000 mnking available for tho work
of construction of the Receiving Iiulldlng
$255,000 as above btated "
An alphabetical llbt of his personal of
fects, exclusive of clothing, la as follows;
Antlaeptlc salve.
BUIuercTthaUc
C-bain links
Cosmetic.
CUiuretUs
Cercla (tUltlnif and
liUiyliu.')
Corks
LarlrMves
Can opetnt-r.
Coins
DIM
Fuses
Uhisssa (eye).
IISSM
India Ink.
Jacks "
I Utters
Leather Ultln
Lpclis (3)
Null
Nuts
I'eiilm book
Pnotosraphs
PwkKUk U)
Kopei
Uecltws (for rheumat
Urn cure and mlnc
Svooas
bl.WI
Wale chain (minus
wKS?
walon).
e DIMING
N E W
Hxic
WHEim AMERICANS DIED
The map shows the location of
Columbus, N. M., wnere nicx m
I bandits killed several American
soldiers and civilians today.
ELEVEN AMERICANS
i AY.lA BY MEXICANS
Continued from I'njtf One
eourrrd In tenor In a nmn.1 Iiouho ns tho
i..... !!, I.nfrwl ,t Itnviiniia run tn nin1 frf).
I The olllclal lepoit of the riot s. nt by
Colonel Heibcrt J S'loeunt coinmnniiei oi
the 30111 Cnvnlry to his brlgndo com
mander nl Douglas, Arli", follows
"I he camp wnn attacked at I 30 thla
morning by a foreo of .Mexicans fiom
across the border Tho nttaik was ro
pulsul, and now, nt 0 15 a in, the Mexi
cans nio letreatlng towaid tho border to
the southeast
' I have sent mounted troops In pursuit
Several buildings wero burned In tho
town So far us known, the army loss
bus been four men killed nnd foui
wounded 'I ho number of clvillnns killed
III town Is not known
"A number of clend Mexican soldiers aro
King around town and In our camp All
flrlnr has ceased No help necess.ny'
.1 L Greenwood president of the Co
lumbus Hnnk, nn evo-wltness to the bittle
aid the soldiers were nsleep In their
cimp al the town limits when the Mcxl-
tans attacked
I 'The town wns aroused by the first vol
be said 'Those of lis who were
nrmeii irieci in ncip me troops uui mo
first rush of the Mexicans on two sides of
the town e. in led them through the patrol
lines Into the heart of the- city
'Three cleail Mexicans were found light
In front of tho bunk The) must have
Intended looting the vault
"In the el,ukiiiss the llrlng went on
mostly b) the light of tho burning build
lugs
"The Mexicans who led by General
Villa himself, according to e Wrens who
know Villa.
'The Vllllstns certainly put up a hot
light They wero not driven out until
after nearly two hours' firing
"I understand that Colonel Slocuni has
not risked for reinforcements, but I wish
)ou would say thnt we need more troops
hero to protect our people "
VILLA I1AXDIT RAID STIRS
CONGRESS; WILSON TO ACT
New War Secretary Makes Report to
President
WASHINGTON", March f With a
"green" Setretnry of War In tho chair the
L'nlted States was today confronted with
reports from the Mexican border thnt In
dicated another concerted nnd well
planned effort to force American Inter
vention, or nt least a repudiation of Car
ran, hnd been launched
.Secretaiy of War Haker, within an hour
nfter taking the oath of ofllce received
from Ocne-ial Punston ofllclal reports that
real warfare was In progress along the
New- Mexican border Tho reports Indi
cated that If Pranclsco Villa was not
nctunlly In command of the forces that
"shot up and burned" pnrts of Colum
bus, N M, tho bandits wero part of his
own bod) guard and must have acted un
elei a plan that had his sanction
Secrclnr) Haker. after convincing him
self that General Tunston had sufllclent
troops available to carry on strong opera
tions to combat tin- "invaclon," sent nil
of the Information received by him to tho
President, nt the Whlto House
Mr Raker's report embodied the follow
ing message from General Punston at
Port Sam Houston Texas
"Col W J Slocuni. 13th Cavalr). Co
lumbus N M. leports nttneked at 4 30
a m b) a force of Mexicans from across
the border Attack repulsed at timo as
reported Mexicans were then returning
townrd border to tho southeast Ho hns
sent mounted troops in puisult Several
buildings burned in town of Columbus
So fnr as known nt time of reporting tho
losses nro three men killed and four
wounded Tho number of civilians killed
In the town Is not known A number of
dead Mexican soldlera aro lying mound
tho tow u and camp All firing has ceased
"PUNSTON "
No nlllelal statement was made, but It
was sild b) olllclals there that the Kxecu
tivo felt certain the Intest outiago was
pait of the- Vllllsta program to force Amer
ican Intervention at any cost
General runston has a free hand and
can utilize all of tho regular troops under
his command in nn) reprisals ho ma) be
lieve necessary so long as they do not
cross tho border
At tho same time, tho State Department
will make tho strongest representations to
General Cnrrnnzn, dcmnudlng that ho at
once crush this latest manifestation Tho
Mexican Kmbnssy hero was without any
olllclal Information, but designate Amb.is
sailor Arrendoudo has wlied General Car
ranzn that his good faith will be ques
tioned If Immediate steps arc not taken to
punish the invnders
The olllclal report of tho Columbus bat
tle created a mild sensation In Congress,
particularly In tho Senate, where oratori
cal battles over the Administration's
Mexican policy have been most bitter
.Senators crowded Into tho press gallery
to get details When General Funston'a
ofllclal leport was received the situation
became tense
"1 will have something to say, never
fear " said Senator Ilorah, of Idaho, who
has been chief among tho President's
critics
MUUDEIl OF AMERICANS TOLD
IN REPORTS TO WASHINGTON
Frank Wright and Wife Slain by Vil
listas, Says Dispatch
WASHINGTON. March 0 The State
Department today received dispatches
from Its consulnr agents at Kl Paso, tend
ing to confirm the reported killing of Mr
nnd Mrs Frank Wright. Americans, by
Vllllsta bandits near Pachuchaco, Mexico
While the Department declined to make
public the dispatches, it was admitted that
It was virtually certain the Americans
wero murdered Absolute confirmation, it
was stated. Is all that Is lacking
U. S, TROOPS LEAVE DOUGLAS
TO QUELL MEXICAN KAIDS
Aid Sent to Ranches Following Attack
at Columbus
DOUGLAS Arlr, March 9 Two troops
of cavalry were dispatched to Slaughter's
ranch 18 miles east ot here, today by Col
onel K A Dodd, when he received Colonel
Slocum's ofllclal report of the Mexican at
tack upon Columbus, N. M. The cavalry
men were ordered to keep a sharp lookout
along the border between here and Co
lumbus Colonel Dodd rave particular orders to
watch against an attack by the Mexicans
at Paoblta, N M, where three troop 3 of
cavalry ar stationed Colonel Slocum's
raeaaajg to Colonel Dodd stated that Villa
foiftufc Tf"" ' reponeu inoviuy west
VJx.
VTEAS
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ward, BUUlll VI iUj
1916'
BRIGHT AND COLD TODAY
Weather in Striking Contrast to Dark
Skies of Yesterday
Today Is almost bllndltigly clear nnd
bright In contrast with that a norninlly
dark day Jesterdny Tho few clouds that
Ilngeied In tho sky soon vanished
It Is nlso very cold The lowest tern
pernturo this morning was 22 degrees;
which Is within B degrees of the recorc
for March 9. set In 1885 Today will
continue fair, tho weatherman said
PRETTY MIL'S PICTURE
IN SUICIDE'S ROOM
Young Mnn Ends Life With Gas
After Writing Verse Telling
of His Loneliness
slfone, nlonr, nil, all alone,
Alone on a wUlc, wide ica,
And never c Saint to pflj
ity sout in aponu
After writing thin verso In a little brown
book already filled with poems, Arthur
L .lacobson, 2n vcais old, of Wlndber,
near Somerset, Pa, committed suicide
lie turned on tho gns In his room nt 1001
Green street Ho died In the Hahnemnnn
llospltnl
Ineobson wns n student nt the Jefferson
Medical College Ho was In tho sopho
more i lass Ills Btudont friends tod ly
could offer no explanation for his net
This sulcldo was discovered when Mm
Louise Kngle, with whom ho boarded,
I snielled gas With the ni-slstnnco of n
boarder Mrs Hnglo broko Into tho room
1 Jnrobstm wan In it cbnlr The gan Jet
was open Tho window crncies nun ouier
crevices wero Rtuffed with rags
Vo motlvo Is known for tho sulcldo
.Ineobson nlvvn)S was In a cheerful mood,
nccoidlng to Mrs i:nglc Several photo
graphs wore found in the room, hmong
them the picture of u piett) girl l)lng op
posite him on n desk On the back vvns
'Miss Hvelvn Heneman, 1142 O avenuo"
Other pl"turcs showed Jacobson In foot
ball costume, tnken in a team picture
Still another wns of tho )nune woman
and .lacobson together
Mis Lngle snld that so far as she
know, the man did not work Ho received
a letter with money In it every week,
from which he paid his rent. No letter
came list week, but tills did not nffect
Jncobson's spirits, sho said Tho )oung
man was fond of poetry nnd outdoor
ports especially skating He was also
well educated, speaking several languages
lie had been In Philadelphia but a few
months, having como hero to study.
A letter postmarked New York and a
postal marked Lanelcnburg, Pa, arrived
for tlio man today. Tho postal carried the
message "flxpect to be In Philadelphia
Saturcl i) at 2 p m M " Poetry copied
from Longfellow, Burns nnd Kipling lit
tered the room, ns well ns snatches of
philoRophv
"FINGER-PRINT" CASE
GOES TO THE JURY
Only Evidence Offered in Sec
ond Trial of Decker, Ac
cused of Burglary
NORRISTOWN, Pa. March 3 With
only llnger-prlnt evidence to provo his
guilt, Benjamin Decker, of Philadelphia,
a carpenter nnd peddlor, was tried hero n
second time, charged with robbing tho
Taylor home at Wyncoto. In Cheltenham
township, over a year ago, and the- bur
glnry case went to tho Jury nt noon after
a charge by Judge Svvartz, In which the
value of tho islands, curves and lines of a
poison's linger as testimony was elab
orately explained
At a prev lous trial tho jury was not able
to agree after being out for 30 hours At
that trial Chief Lever, of tho Cheltenham
police, wns tho only one who went before
the Jury as an expert on finger prints At
this trial tho Commonwealth had two finger-print
experts to corroborate Chief
Lever
Decker has been In tho Norrlstown jail
a )ear When ho was asked on the wit
ness stand why his wife was not in court
to intercede for him, he replied:
"My wife Is a Christian woman and
she pleaded with mo not to bring her Into
tho caso "
Decker, who was tho only witness for
the defense, told tho Jury that ho had
never been In W)ncoto In his life When
shown his own finger prints and those
found on tho cellaretto In tho Taylor homo
ho admitted that thoro was a similarity
Ho is 39 years old, und when not em
ployed at his trade of carpenter ho sold
shoestrings and collar buttons In Phila
delphia. Puurot and Hale), finger-print experts
connected with the Now York police de
p irtment, both declared that finger prints
wero posltivo Identification Haley has
compared about 0000 finger prints In the
last ear Ho never heard ot the finger
prints of two persons being identical Ho
was shown the finger prints found on the
cellaretto In the T.i)lor homo nnd those
mado of Docker after ho had been ur
restcd, nnd declared that the) wero Iden
tical Ho found 31 points of similarity and
said that moro could be marked out
Judge Swartz was very particular to
have the experts explain to tho Jury how
they wero to Unci tho similarities In the
finger prints themselves In tho jury room
Cnrilo Smlllick. of Philadelphia, testified
that she was not sure that Dicker was
the man from whom she bought silver
ware a )ear ago, which wan subsequently
identified us the property of Jlr Ta)lor
When a picture of Decker was produced
by tho District Attorney, sho said that
when It was shown Iter at the time of
tho recovery of tho goods, a year ago, she
had said that It looked like the man
from whom she had bought tho Taylor
silverware
$1000 Raised by Ilusiness Women
More than (1000 was collected yester
day by tho Business Women'H Christian
League, 1101 Qlrard street, which Is con
ducting a financial campaign all this week
to advance the work of the organization
Sixty-four girls reported collections ot
S1002 last night to Mrs. P.thel FIske
Moore, secretary ot the league, who is di
recting tho campaign Among tho gifts
was one check for $500, another for $100
and several for lesser amounts The col
lections to date total $2793
POTTSVILLE Mp
BURNS THEATRE
"MovjMoii
With $100,000 Los?
POLICE SaTjT f-AmiL!
POTTSVILLH. Pa Mnrch . ,
stroyed tho Centennial Hall, WB?'?fc
street, near Arch street which 2Cb'
pled by tho Garden Theatre V.
S'plckor Sons, clothiers nnd 'riL, 11
senzwclg, women's and men'd 1 citj
Jnmcs II Walsh dealer In ..
tho Electric llcstaurant ThX1
In tho rear on Itallroad street !J.?a
aged wi
Tho flro wan discovered nt J 0'clnrV
morning Tho loss Is $100,000. im.l'
surcd It started In tho store of n"1,
tloseiizwclg Tho property 8 "
tho Harry P Sinter estate, orTr IS
thoro has been litigation by T LWr
daughter to nnnul tho will
ESTtMATR OP LOSSES.
Tho approximate losses follow
c"n.lnl,.!.'!!i1 i,UII'k orniea 1,
tloiiso X. Iloietini'rlu' ilothlnn aiocfc. M
Bplrk'er nrother' men's ctothln ! "
llxturrn , . " ,na,
Mnler Lntiite four elveelllnin ICallroaj
Two iIui-IIIiir's iv-til 1 rtfiltroeid strret ' !&
(lierile-n 'IHcntre I ilK.ir llrown man,r
Hlrctrlrnl liuirh room ralwlnn oabii '!?
Jnmrs I! VVielnli pennut more ' 0
Twentieth Century A C (rymnuinm
apparatus' """
,. . . " !H
mero was nnmugc or several 11-.
Band dollars by smoko to Be-ierjt ,,
joining properties, nnd by n (ire to iv
roof of tho coil nnd Iron shops Mi
oral dwellings adjoining on Jiut ul
About 4.10 o'clock tho lire
wai trij
control Tho Doull Building, muii, j
r'.lnn,..l llnll. lelul llm T i..j " .
rant, ndjolnlng on the north er nJj
although both were damaged by Jc
and wntcr.
A few minutes beforo fi o'etav n.
front of the Ccntcniilat Hall builfe
street, In front of the building-, luturt
escaped Injury
The Centennial Hall and the fourta
dwellings In the rear of It wtre enj
by tho Slater estnto Tho two (ram
dwellings on Tt.illro.nl street, adjolnict
inu ouuer jeujjc:iiy, tteru owned IJ I
Doull
A fow minor Injuries wero susuiml
In addition to numerous frostbites, h
tncre was no serious acciuent Theta:
est to nny loss of llfo was at the Leldw
Cafo Tho police broko Into the Lclftf
eating house, whero Wllllnm LclfeH U
his family live, and found them oitraa
by bmoko They carried tho famlljif
four out of tho building.
Edgur Brown, manager of the thain
was In Philadelphia and received an
of tho fire by wire Ho returned U
began figuring his losses, which, he nn
win no heavy.
MUST PAY OR GO TO JAIL
Amusement Man Who Defied Attofit
City Sunday Law Loses Appeal
TRENTON. March 9 The Suprea
Court today alllrmed tho convlctloa it
William Fennan, manager of the AtUnlt
City Amusement Company, operatlnt th
Steeplechase Pier and other amusemetn
who wns found guilty of vlolatlot t!
city ordinance for tho suppression of via
and lmmornllty. Fennan sought to bin
the court roviow his conv Ictlon oa 1
writ of certiorari, and presented 11 rt
sons why his conviction should be
aside
Fennan wns arrested July 26, 19lS,ui
was fined $200 each on five charges, tl
nn alternative penalty If the fines to
not paid of Imprisonment for 30 dajm
one chnrge and a day each upon t!
other convictions
The Supremo Court held that his open
tion of amusements on Sunda) was la di
rect violntlon of tho ordinance.
CHARLES F. GODSIIALL DIES
Westmoreland Coal Company Officii!
Succumbs to Pneumonia
Charles r. Godshall second vice pre
dent and trcasurei of tho WestmortBa
Coal Company, died at his honr, IM
Wallaco street, toda) following a w
Illness f 1 0111 pneumonia He was l I"3
olel
Mr Godshall entered the service olW
company In lHSn unci was elected tw
urer Juno HI. 18SC Ho was eleetflj
tho additional otllce of hecond vie I
dent on J.munr) 19 1009 Mr O-fcW
Is survived by a widow and two imp
Tho funeral will bo held Saturday f
noon at 2 o clock from Mr GodshalHi"
home Tho Ucv David M Steel, m
of St Luke and the Epiphany CMrcfc
which Mr Godshall was a memw, "
otliclate Intorment will be private
Emmet CelebratiH
vi ui.vn of Jij,
This anlii. ",
Music Sonss Sl
Moll"" pictures of a
inn Homii funeral WW
Helens -5 nt '.lii
On sale 7J1 Sprues str
TOO LATE TOB olassificASS!
mar wanti:d VK)ULg--
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and snappy Blrl. for ""'iSuSKi
inunent position one out of " 7u, UI
others need apply slvr an" 7r"c,nlrJ
aoalreil and ulione U 73- Lrl ,
LADV, elderly wishing- f ,,J0tMrii3
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Apply C-" r-Krnrar --" "- -"T j
Other Cla.nlfled Ads on rates 1"
Rich Richardfi m a n a c
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One bad apple will SPJ
the basket, sayeth R'.ch
Richard. But deceptive
advertisements cannot ap
pear in the Ledger to de
stroy confidence in the
merchandising news of
others.
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